Tajuan S

Experience

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  University of Chicago Medical Center

  Jul 2005 - Jan 2012

  Registered Nurse

  Responsible for providing direct patient care to complex patients, maintain equipment and monitor the overall clinical status of critically ill neonates in the NICU. Provide a caring, safe and supportive environment to parents and family members. Lastly, Educate parents and families on how to care for their baby to ensure a safe transtion home from the NICU.

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  JSUMC

  Feb 2012 - Feb 2014

  Nurse Manager Assistant

  Managed day to day operations of the NICU, including delivery of patient care, supervising shift activities, and monitoring quality of service. Also Responsible for managing payroll, dveloping staffing plans and assignments in accordance with budgetary guidelines, interviewing applicants and evaluating staff members and disciplining team members when necessary.

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  Nursefinders

  Mar 2014 - Sept 2014

  Travel NICU Nurse

  Provide direct and individualized nursing care to premature and critically ill neonates in the NICU.

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  AMITA Health

  Jun 2014 - Nov 2021

  Registered Nurse

  NICU Nurse who provides direct and individualized nursing care to premature and critically ill neonates in the NICU. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams within the NICU to ensure babies have a safe discharge home with their families.

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  Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas

  Oct 2014 - Mar 2022

  Telephonically manage members health care needs by making outbound calls to assess and identify gaps in care and barriers in treatment plans. Educate members on their disease processes by encouraging healthy lifestyle changes. Provide members with referrals to outside vendors to help them coordinate and manage their disease process better. Complete pre-admission and post discharge counseling for members with acute and chronic conditions. Perform initial, concurrent, and retroreviews based on medical necessity utilizing mcg criteria. Collaborate with hospital case managers, social workers, and utilization coordinators in care coordination and discharge planning. Show less

  • Unit Manager

    Apr 2018 - Mar 2022

  • Primary Nurse Case Administrator

    Oct 2014 - Apr 2018
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  Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona

  Apr 2022 - now

  Manager of Integrated Care

  Manage a diverse clinical team who performs prior authorization and concurrent reviews to determine medical necessity in the inpatient and outpatient settings.